Maybe for you, your senior year of high school was also going to be the last year of math classes. Ever. After that, it’s free sailing; no calculation required. But it’s not quite so simple. Interestingly, even after the bell rings and the teacher dismisses math class, your body is constantly making mathematical calculations and…

Accountant, teacher, scientist. Playwright? Believe it or not, math has also crept its way onto the stage. When a play producer in the Boston area asked teachers to submit ideas for a play that could be performed in high schools, she wasn’t sure math would lend itself to theater. But when she read a script…

Ever wonder about your sleep patterns? “How does my body choose when to shut off?” Mathematicians have uncovered a deeper understanding of the human biological clock by studying the brain. And their findings have reversed previous thinking about body function. “This is a perfect example of how a mathematical model can make predictions that are…

BYU’s Math Department has good reason to draw attention to its study. The public is becoming increasingly aware of just how many doors a math degree can open. You might have your own reasons for not having visited the ‘careers’ section of this site yet: It’s too long, it lists too many options, or maybe,…